Garvock is a parish in the south of Kincardineshire. It is bounded by Arbuthnot, Benholm, St Cyrus, Marykirk, and Laurencekirk. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Garvock
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
The church of Garvock was dedicated to St James. It belonged to the Abbey of Arbrotah. Near the church was St James's Well, and a fair of St James was held at the Hill of Garvock. There was also in the parish a Well of St Medan, at Inglismaldie.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Parish registers turned over to the Registrar-General, as a result of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act of 1854. The letters B. D. and M. indicate Births (or Baptisms), Deaths (or Burials), and Marriages (or Proclamations of Banns) respectively. Numbers indicate separate volumes or books. Note: These records are by no means complete or without damage; consult the Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland (1872) to learn more about the condition of the records.
| OPR and RD Numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | Name | Number | Type |
| 1703-1854 | Garvock | 260 | OPR |
| 1855-1967 | Garvock | 260 | RD |
| 2009 | Aberdeenshire, Laurencekirk | 344 | RD |
| 2026 | Aberdeenshire Council; Mearns Community Council | ||
(2009: Parishes and Registration Districts of Scotland - Old and New, National Records of Scotland)
Local community councils (2026) are provided as a potential source of additional information for settlements within the original boundaries of the parish. (Source)
Statistics from informal and official censuses
Brown, Goodfellow, Henderson, Middleton, Milne, Mowat, Murray, Peter, Reid, Smith
Note: Names appearing in research materials, other than censuses. Simple names (First name, surname only) have been omitted unless they appear associated with large properties. All women's names, and men's names with occupations, military ranks, or peerage titles are included.
By the Reverend Mr Alexander Thomson.
"In November 1791, the number of people amounted only to 350, whereas, according to the report sent to Dr Webster in 1744, the number was 755. The population of this parish has greatly decreased within these 12 or 16 years, chiefly owing to two or three small possessions having been thrown into one; and likewise to some large farms having been let to farmers who reside in other parishes, and who only keep an overseer and a few servants at their farms here."
(This section contains excerpts, at times restructured or paraphrased, from an article appearing in Statistical Account of Scotland, Sir John Sinclair, 1791-1799)
Primary Sources:
Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-1799), Volume 3, p. 545
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 11, Section II, p. 22
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